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A volume containing typescript notes taken mostly from sermons and addresses delivered by Timothy Rees (1874-1939) of the Community of the Resurrection, Mirfield, later bishop of Llandaf, at a parochial mission conducted by him at St John the Divine, Kennington in 1929, and on his revisit to the parish in 1930.

Commonplace book, 1818-[c. 1828], mainly in English with portions in French, Latin, German, Italian and Dutch. The volume contains facetious 'Resolutions for the Preservation of regularity at Shanes Castle during the meeting for the Performance of Cymbeline' by Frederick, Lord North, 1786 (pp. 1-2) (cf. NLW MS 11167B); miscellaneous poems including an apparently unpublished poem by Byron, 'On a Lock of Hair', commencing 'Swear not at all, but if thou must' (p. 13), another two of his poems (pp. 13, 24), poems by R. B. Sheridan (pp. 5, 7, 14) and a number of rhymes by 'Mr. Cowper' [?William Cowper] (pp. 3-4); a famous sermon on malt attributed to Dr John Dod (pp. 8-9); and humorous letters, epigrams, epitaphs, anagrams and charades including two composed by Charles James Fox (pp. 25, 28) and four composed by Professor [Richard] Porson (pp. 28-9, 31, 69). The answers to the anagrams and charades are in Greek orthography written in reverse.

Sermons written by various persons. Included among them are a sermon by James Rowe, Baptist minister, notes of a sermon preached by Christmas Evans, and a translation into Welsh by T. Griffiths, Llanerchymedd, of two sermons by C. H. Spurgeon.

Sermons, one of them preached at Waunarlwydd in 1896, and short essays.

Sermons by 'Gwalchmai'.

Three volumes of sermons by J. T. Jones and others, many of them in shorthand.

Notes of sermons in the hand of the Reverend John Owen, Thrussington, 1812; an English sermon on Psalm XXX, 6-8; and notes of sermons and addresses by J. D. Jones, circa 1874.

Notes of sermons.

Miscellaneous sermons

Nine volumes of sermons and sermon notes by 'Nefydd'.

A volume containing 'Rules of the Pembroke Chapel [Liverpool] Book Society' (printed), with lists of books, sermon notes, etc.

Sermons and sermon notes by Daniel Jones, B. James (Middlesborough), etc.

Miscellanea relating mainly to the Baptist cause in Wales, and including printed items, sermon notes, fragments of letters, etc.

A notebook, 1835-1846, of William Roberts ('Nefydd') containing one sermon in English (ff. 1-10), sermon notes in Welsh (ff. 15v-19), and miscellaneous accounts and memoranda. The inside front cover is inscribed 'William Roberts's Book, January 20th 1835'.

Notes of sermons and memoranda, with indications showing where some of the sermons were preached by Thomas Evans ('Tomos Glyn Cothi').

A bundle of papers of G[eorge] Cumberland containing miscellaneous notes on religion, etc., sermon notes, a description of Hafod and Devil's Bridge, poetry, etc.

Sermon notes in Welsh and English.

Autograph sermons of William Bunyan (later to be printed). [?In the collection of] J. H. Davies.

A manuscript containing Welsh poetry, including the work of Edmwnd Prys, Sion Brwynog, Guto'r Glyn, Sion Phylip, Sion Tudur, Taliesin, Iolo Goch and others. Pp. 7-58, 61-66, 171-210 are in the hand of Roger Williams, assistant to Bishop William Morgan (1545-1604); pp. 131-137 are in the hand of Dr John David Rhys; and pp. 67-112, 139-152 are in the hand of John Powel of Talgarth, Breconshire (see pp. 67, 139; see also Peniarth MSS 27 and 45). P. 58 contains a note, 1611, in the hand of Roger Williams concerning 'the fees that goeth vpon any person in suinge owt his lyveryes', and on p. 61 is a note, 1617, in the same hand concerning the 'benefactors of the Cathedrall church of Landaphe'. Also included in the manuscript is a sermon 'in praise of theves' (p. 197), triads (pp. 200-201) and medical and veterinary recipes (pp. 199, 210b).

Miscellaneous sermon notes and poems, [c. 1800]-[c. 1850], in a large number of hands.